I'm in so much frickin pain right now and this is the 3rd day it's been going on. I've got this nerve in the top-left vertebrae of my neck that's been damaged for years, and usually it gets pressed on a bit and gives me general neck pain. But now the nerve is just stabbing, sending huge pain through my neck, shoulder, and head. It's like there's a knife stuck in there, it hurts so friggin bad and I just wanna make it stop.

I've already tried taking 75mg pregabalin, 500mg acetaminophen, 200mg celebrex, 300mg tramadol, and 600mg ibeprophen. With all these the pain is, at best, slighty more bearable (probably just because it's numbed my brain, not the pain). But the painkillers aren't stopping the actual nerve from being pressed and sending this very direct and acute pain through me.

I've also tried ice packs which help while they're on, but in a few minutes the area thaws and the pain is right back. I've been taking a hefty dose of cyclobenzaprine ("flexeril" in my area) every night but obviously muscle relaxants aren't the answer since it's making no difference.
I also went to the chiropractor yesterday but it hasn't done a thing.

Frigging hell I'm running out of ideas here. Somebody suggest something please!
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . Pinched nerve, how can I fix it? I'm in so much frickin pain right now and this is the 3rd day it's been going on. I've got this nerve in the top-left vertebrae of my neck that's been damaged for years, and usually it gets pressed on a bit and gives me general neck pain. But now the nerve is just stabbing, sending huge pain through my neck, shoulder, and head. It's like there's a knife stuck in there, it hurts so friggin bad and I just wanna make it stop. I've already tried taking 75mg pregabalin, 500mg acetaminophen, Rating: 5